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Sally Creek Community Centre, 330 Lakeview Drive – north on 59 over the bridge, turn left at the lights at Lakeview. This will be our meeting space during construction at South Gate.
October brings Thanksgiving
The joy of bountiful harvest
Fruits and vegetables in abundance
So much to be thankful for.
Turkey dinners around the table
Family, Friends
Joy and laughter
Thank you for October.
Another great October still full of colour, pot mums adorning front steps and porches. I feel so lucky to be able to enjoy the bountiful season. I know for some it is a time for family get- togethers, for some a quiet time, but I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving. Judith
It’s October
It was wonderful to reconnect with fellow Probus members in our new space.
Judith reported that a donation has been made to the Woodstock Rotary Music Festival as a way of thanking the very talented musicians who performed at our High Tea in June.
We were well entertained by the humorous stories that Josh Martin shared with us.
Judith Gillatt
Members
If you haven’t already done so, please note that annual dues of $50 can be paid by e-transfer(womenswoodstockprobus@gmail.com), cheque or cash.
If you are not planning to return to Probus, would you please let Deb Moss know… debramoss520@gmail.com
At our October meeting Val Chambers will receive her 25-year pin, and 20-year pins will be given to Lou Campbell, Carol Tabor and Mary Lou Ward.
Sharon Gallaway and Jean Orton
Special Events
Details about the Christmas luncheon will be announced soon.
General Meeting: Wednesday, October 16, 10am at Sally Creek Community Centre
We will start the meeting by holding a brief AGM. The agenda includes: introduction of your executive, presentation of final financial review for 2023-2024 and of the proposed budget for 2024-2025, presentations of pins (see above).
Speaker: Melanie Whitfield of the Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario will speak to us about the heritage of LMM in Ontario, especially as relates to the acquisition and restoration of the church and manse in Leaksdale, Ontario. 2924 marks the 150th anniversary of Montgomery’s birth.
This request for volunteers to fill in the survey has been sent to all Probus Clubs. It is strictly voluntary.
My name is Lindsay McCauley, and I am a researcher in the Advanced Cognitive Engineering Laboratory at Carleton University in Ottawa. We are working on a project called Sensor Networks for Safe and Engaged Mature Drivers (SENSE-MD), which is supervised by Dr. Kathleen Van Benthem and Dr. Chris Herdman.
We are currently conducting a study titled "SENSE-MD: Survey for Mature Drivers," and we are inviting Canadian residents aged 55 or older who currently hold or have held a valid driver’s license in the past year to participate. The survey is anonymous and takes 20-30 minutes to complete.
We believe that Probus members may be interested in this important research. Their participation will greatly assist us in developing technology to help older drivers access personalized risk information, promote safer driving, and support aging in place.
The survey is available online and can be completed at any time before October 31, 2024. As a token of appreciation, participants will have the option to enter a draw for one of ten $25 Amazon gift cards.
Here is the link to the survey: https://bit.ly/4da7U3n
Laws of Nature:
1. Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee.
2. Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
3. Law of Probability- The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.
4. Law of Random Numbers - If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal and someone always answers.
5. Supermarket Law - As soon as you get in the smallest line, the cashier will have to call for help.
6. Variation Law -If you change lines, the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now.
7. Law of the Bath - When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.
8. Law of Close Encounters - The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.
9. Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.
10. Law of Biomechanics - The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
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